Technical Advisor

Technical Advisor – Monitoring and Data Systems Team – 32406 Join Environment Agency as a Technical Advisor in the Monitoring Data & Systems Team (MDS). You will manage and support essential environmental monitoring systems and datasets, helping users analyze and improve data that underpin our work. Job Description The Environment Agency is fully committed to an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and offer flexible working patterns, including job share. The MDS team maintains vital monitoring systems for water quality, fish, biology, ecology and water quantity. In this multi‑purpose role you will: Set up and manage user accounts. Support users and resolve issues, especially during the transition to Our new My Environment application. Update, improve and maintain datasets. Respond to internal and external data requests. Support system improvement and upgrade projects. Everyone joining us must undertake training and participate in incident response duties as required. This is an essential part of working for the Environment Agency and plays a key role in safeguarding communities and the environment. Benefits include generous annual leave, a competitive pension scheme, extensive training opportunities and flexible working arrangements. Experience & Skills Required • Experience working with large, complex datasets. • Willingness to develop and learn new technical skills and apply these across monitoring data and systems. • Motivated, organised, friendly and helpful with an eye for detail, comfortable working in a dispersed team environment. • Proactive and problem‑solving orientation. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to convey complex technical information to both technical and non‑technical audiences. • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships, deliver through others and provide excellent customer service. Desirable Experience & Skills • Experience managing environmental monitoring data systems. • Familiarity with PowerBI, Access, Excel, Python, SharePoint Online and R. • Working knowledge of water quality monitoring. Contact & Additional Information Work location is flexible, but you must have a base at one of our offices across England and maintain a presence there. Hybrid home/office working is provided, with some travel expected for meetings. Interviews are anticipated via MS Teams towards the end of December/ beginning of January; dates will be confirmed for invited candidates. An apprenticeship is available for the successful candidate. To discuss the role further please contact: Damian Pharoah – damian.pharoah@environment-agency.gov.uk Other Information We are not part of the Civil Service and therefore not eligible for the continuous service scheme. Applicants from local government or other designated bodies may be eligible for continuous service for redundancy purposes (see relevant statutory order). We have a guaranteed interview policy to support applicants with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria. Artificial intelligence may be used to support your application; however, all examples and statements must be truthful and directly your own. Plagiarism or AI‑generated content presented as your own may lead to withdrawal of an application and disciplinary action for internal candidates. For more information on supplier participation, please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know Seniority Level Associate Employment Type Full-time Job Function Business Development and Sales #J-18808-Ljbffr